This Tangy Chicken Bacon Burger with Crispy Onion Strings is fast and easy to make, and is topped with a tangy, creamy steak sauce that brings out the flavor of the chicken, with crispy onion straws on top that are simply amazing! My favorite bun to use for all burgers, including these Chicken Burgers, is Seattle Sourdough “Pub” Buns….

These Roasted Pumpkin Seeds – 3 Flavors – Bacon, Worcestershire & Garlic and Cajun are a great flavor mix for the whole family! Try one or try them all! Do you love crisp & crunchy or soft & chewy Roasted Pumpkin Seeds? These pumpkin seeds are simple to make, taste amazing, are a great snack and…

This Garlic Brussels Sprouts Bacon Pizza is packed with flavor – amazingly good, simple to make and done in minutes! Brussels Sprouts – love ’em or hate ’em? You guysssss. I was sssooooo not going to bring you a pizza recipe today. And trust me, I did everything in my power to not make this…

What is your favorite burger? This spicy, savory and juicy Peppercorn Blue Cheese Bacon Burger is covered in crushed peppercorns, then grilled to perfection and topped with a Blue Cheese Yogurt and crispy rounds of Pancetta. Can I just tell you – today is like the greatest day ever. A cool, crisp and brisk fall…

These Crab & Bacon Bites are simple to make and taste amazing with rich crab and savory bacon – they are the perfect upscale appetizer for your next party! The 1st set of photos from my fitness photo shoot are done @ Kristi Kaiser Photography. w00t! Check them out! And, I would absolutely love you…

I can’t believe it’s <3 weeks until Christmas! LESS than 3 weeks!!! (p.s. yes…sadly I know this photograph is sub-par. I took this in January when I knew nothing about photography! I will be replacing/updating it this holiday season when I repeat the recipe!) About Christmas…It’s 20 days from today. And, I have yet to…

I love, love, love flavorful, simple, week-night recipes that I can prepare in 20 minutes or less. Don’t you? Can I just say again (for the record), “I love you Cooking Light magazine.” I sure wish I had a nickle for every time I’ve said that. Ok, the truth is…I wish I had more than…

This Spaghetti with Spicy Red Pepper & Garlic Clam Sauce is a great summer pasta – light, inviting, invoking, and flavorful. Yum! I lovvve summertime, but I never want to lose out on amazing pasta dishes that can be heavy in the hot weather. I’m married to (the most wonderful) Italian, and it’s just not…

I keep a jar of 5 Alarm Hot Sauce in my refrigerator at all times. Just in case, I need to make this… And, if there’s one recipe that goes great with this fiery, jalapeno-habanero hot sauce, it’s this salad that’s filled with juicy bites of BBQ chicken, the tart bite of peppercinis, the satisfying…

This Ceramic Bacon Cooker makes cooking bacon in the oven so fast and easy, and captures all the drippings! So, have you ever seen one of these thinga-ma-hoos? Me neither! And, when I opened it on Christmas Eve, I gingerly took it out of the box, appropriately oohed at the really cool rustic color and…